nksmfamjp
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I have a Savage 12 action in an MDT Chassis. It uses AICS WSM magazine.
When I feed cartridges longer than 2.945" or they slide forward, the tips hang up under the feed ramp. The AICS mags will fit a 2.98" cartridge.
AICS mags get some vertical support off the action, so the whole feed ramp cannot be cut forward 0.035". If that were done, the mags would become unstable.
So, I'm thinking about cutting a notch about 0.035-0.045 x 0.3" wide to allow the bullets to feed. I'm probably just going to lay it out with Dykem blue and a scratch awl. Then cut with a dremel and clean up with needle files.
Anybody do this? Is there another way? I wonder how this will effect going back to a blind mag or another mag.
I called MDT. They were like oh yea....we made the chass for binder plate mags.....just mill the action to use non-binder plate mags. They don't offer the service or even recommend a gunsmith.
Heck, if you have a gunsmith that has done it, I'd probably pay as I don't look forward to grinding on my action with a dremel.
When I feed cartridges longer than 2.945" or they slide forward, the tips hang up under the feed ramp. The AICS mags will fit a 2.98" cartridge.
AICS mags get some vertical support off the action, so the whole feed ramp cannot be cut forward 0.035". If that were done, the mags would become unstable.
So, I'm thinking about cutting a notch about 0.035-0.045 x 0.3" wide to allow the bullets to feed. I'm probably just going to lay it out with Dykem blue and a scratch awl. Then cut with a dremel and clean up with needle files.
Anybody do this? Is there another way? I wonder how this will effect going back to a blind mag or another mag.
I called MDT. They were like oh yea....we made the chass for binder plate mags.....just mill the action to use non-binder plate mags. They don't offer the service or even recommend a gunsmith.
Heck, if you have a gunsmith that has done it, I'd probably pay as I don't look forward to grinding on my action with a dremel.